1 Bigleaf Maple (n) Acer macrophyllum 40 English Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata 2 Japanese Dwarf Maple Acer palmatum 41 Japanese Snowbell Tree Styrax japonica 3 Norway Maple Acer platanoides 42 Yulan Magnolia Magnolia denudata 3a Crimson King Norway Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ 43 Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Trees of Bayview Cemetery Maple ‘ 44 Monkey Puzzle Araucaria araucana 4 Paperbark Maple Acer griseum 45 Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Cleveland Select’ This map shows one representative tree from each species found at 5 Red Maple Acer rubrum ‘Cleveland Select’ Bayview. For a complete map, please visit Park Operations, located 6 Vine Maple (n) Acer circinatum 46 White Ash Fraxinus americana across the street from Bayview Cemetary at 1400 Woburn St. 7 Red Snakebark Maple Acer capillipes 47 Smoothleaf Elm Ulmus minor clone or hybrid 8 Sugar Maple Acer saccharum clone or hybrid Trees of 9 Western Redcedar (n) Thuja plicata 47a Jersey or Guernsey Elm Ulmus minor ‘Sarniensis’ 10 Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis 48* Wych Elm Ulmus glabra 11 Oriental Arborvitae Thuja orientalis 49 Rhododendron Rhododendron sp. Bayview 12* Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 50 Persian Ironwood Parrotia persica 13 Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 51 Austrian Pine Pinus nigra 13a Plume Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera f. plumosa 52 Common Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 13b Moss Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera f. squarrosa 53 Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree Ginkgo biloba Cemetery 13c Threadbranch Sawara Chamaecyparis pisifera f. filifera 54 Goldenchain Laburnum anagyroides Cypress 55 Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica 14 Mazzard Cherry Prunus avium 56 European Hazel Corylus avellana 15 Canada Red Chokecherry Prunus virginiana 57 Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Canada Red’ 58 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 16 Cherry Plum Prunus ceracifera 59 Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana 16a Purpleleaf Plum Prunus ceracifera 60 English Holly Ilex aquifolium f. purpurea 61 Black Cottonwood (n) Populus trichocarpa 17 Kanzan Cherry Prunus ‘Kanzan’ 62 European Mountain Ash Sorbus aucuparia 18 Shirofugen Cherry Prunus ‘Shirofugen’ 63 Cutleaf Full Moon Maple Acer japonicum ‘Acontifolium’ 19 Royal Burgundy Cherry Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ 64 Red Alder (n) Alnus rubrum 20 Spring or Higan Cherry Prunus x subhirtella 65 Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens 21* Pacific Dogwood (n) Cornus nuttallii 66 Japanese Stewartia Stewartia pseudocamellia 22 Eastern Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 67 Panicle Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata 23 Kousa Dogwood Cornus kousa 50 24 Red Oak Quercus rubra 25 English or Common Oak Quercus robur 26 Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea 27 Pin Oak Quercus palustris 28* Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus 29 Mountain Hemlock (n) Tsuga mertensiana 30 Western Hemlock (n) Tsuga heterophylla * 31 Irish Yew Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ 31a Golden Irish Yew Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata Aurea’ 32* Paper Birch (n) Betula papyrifera * 33 Doulas Fir (n) Pseudotsuga menziesii * 33a* Douglas Fir ‘Slavinii’ (n) Pseudotsuga menziesii ‘Slavinii’ 34 Sitka Spruce (n) Picea sitchensis 35 Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens 36 Norway Spruce Picea abies 37 Oriental Spruce Picea orientalis 38 European Beech Fagus sylvatica 38a Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea 39 Apple or Crabapple Malus sp. 39a Crabapple Malus ‘Golden Raindrops’ ‘Golden Raindrops’ * 39b Crabapple ‘Snowdrift’ Malus ‘Snowdrift’ *

* * Selected by John Wesselink (tree taxonomist) as special trees Taxonomy by John Wesselink of interest. See reverse for more information about these trees. August 4, 2007 Updated January 15, 2013 (n) Indicates trees native to Whatcom County Updated April 30, 2013 Notable Trees in Bayview

Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) #12 Though not a true cedar, this false cypress is Bayview’s finest example of this incredibly variable species. From its native range Bayview Cemetery in southern Oregon and northern California, over 300 varieties have been developed to include foliage of every color (from blue 1420 Woburn Street to yellow-gold), shapes ranging from tall and pyramidal to ground -hugging creepers, and different needle styles. Unfortunately, this species is dying off rapidly from a water mold called Phytophthora. Bayview has lost many of its Port Orford Cedars already, so enjoy this fine specimen while it lasts.

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) #21 The Pacific Northwest’s only native tree-sized dogwood, this individual is located in the corner of the Jewish cemetery and is one of the largest in Bellingham. Come in early April to see this tree blanketed in large, white flowers—truly a wonder to behold. Like the Port Orford Cedar, the Pacific Dogwood is being threatened by a deadly fungus (anthracanose), so enjoy this beauty before it’s too late. History of Bayview Cemetery

Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) #28 This lovely, broad-canopied Appalachian Mountain species has Amidst the oaks, maples and colorful shrubbery of simple, sharply-toothed leaves that resemble those of the true Bayview Cemetery, the early history of Whatcom County is Chestnut, as its name would suggest. It is in the white oak group, reflected on monuments bearing the names of our area's along with our native Garry Oak. This beautiful tree is not one to founding families - names like Eldridge, Roeder, and be missed! Bloedel. The cemetery was founded in 1887 when the

Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) #32 town of Whatcom purchased a 10 acre plot along the road This tree is one of the largest and oldest Paper Birches in to Lake Whatcom. The first burials took place in 1888. In Bellingham. Near one-hundred years old, this pioneer species is 1889, an additional 12 acres were added. The remainder most likely near the end of its life. Birch bark was used by many was purchased in 1924, giving Bayview a total of 234 Native American peoples for canoes, containers and other acres (only 50 acres are currently being used). A nonprofit applications that need a water-tight seal. The horizontally peeling, cemetery owned by the City of Bellingham, Bayview is papery bark is diagnostic of this very useful species. dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and

Douglas Fir ‘Slavinii’ (Pseudotsuga menziesii ‘Slavinii’) #33a transcendent atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest for The cemetery is open from sunrise to This is a rare dwarf form of the common Pacific Northwest giant present and future generations. conifer. It is difficult to identify but can be distinguished from its sunset seven days a week. full-sized parent species by its shorter foliage, conelessness, smaller size and more strictly pyramidal shape. Office Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday Bellingham Parks & Recreation Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) #48 Of the four species of Elms found in Bellingham, the Wych Elm is Cemetery Hours: 3424 Meridian Street the rarest. These two are exceptional because they are in their Sunrise-Sunset seven days a week standard form, and not in the more common, mushroom-shaped Bellingham, WA 98225

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